Nonthermal atmospheric plasmas sustained without dielectric barrier in the kilohertz range

Shi, J.J.; Kong, Michael G.

Nonthermal atmospheric plasmas sustained without dielectric barrier in the kilohertz range

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posted on 2009-08-26, 16:11 authored by J.J. Shi, Michael G. Kong

We report observation of nonthermal atmospheric discharges produced between two bare metallic electrodes over a wide frequency range from 20 to 260 kHz, in which generation of stable atmospheric glow discharges has so far necessitated dielectric barrier to be added to at least one electrode. Measured current and voltage characteristics suggest a distinctively different plasma-sustaining mechanism from that of atmospheric dielectric-barrier discharges. This is confirmed by hydrodynamic simulation.

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Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Citation

SHI, J.J. and KONG, M.G., 2005. Nonthermal atmospheric plasmas sustained without dielectric barrier in the kilohertz range. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 33(2), pt.1, pp 276-277.

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2005

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